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Recognised as Colour

#E36998

  • #E36998
  • Red
  • Dark
  • Nearest: Pale violetred

#E36998 is a red with RGB values 227, 105, 152 and HSL 337°, 69%, 65%. It is a dark colour, so black text on it reaches 6.7:1 contrast (AA for normal text). The nearest named colour is Pale violetred.

Colour values

#E36998#E36998
HEX#E36998
RGBrgb(227, 105, 152)
RGB (0–1)0.8902, 0.4118, 0.5961
RGB percentages89%, 41.2%, 59.6%
HSLhsl(336.9, 68.5%, 65.1%)
HSV / HSBhsv(336.9, 53.7%, 89%)
CMYK0%, 53.7%, 33%, 11%≈naive device-independent conversion; real print needs an ICC profile
24-bit integer14,903,704
CSS custom property--colour: #E36998;

Brightness & contrast

Relative luminance0.28701WCAG 2.x, 0 is black and 1 is white
Perceived brightness156.6 of 255ITU-R BT.601 weighting
Light or darkDark
Best text colour on this backgroundBlackcontrast 6.74:1
Contrast with white3.12:1WCAG normal text: Fail
Contrast with black6.74:1WCAG normal text: AA
Greyscale equivalent#868686
Inverted#1C9667

Colour vision & accessibility

Normal visionProtanopiaDeuteranopiaTritanopia
Protanopia#7C8499no red cones; affects about 1% of men; ΔE 51.7 from the original
Deuteranopia#9C9A95no green cones; the most common form, about 1% of men; ΔE 52.8 from the original
Tritanopia#F3607Bno blue cones; rare, and affects men and women equally; ΔE 18.4 from the original
Distinguishable without hueShifts in lightness toonever rely on hue alone to carry meaning
Contrast with white, large text3.12:1WCAG large text: AA
Contrast with black, large text6.74:1WCAG large text: AAA

Named colours

Pale violetred · ΔE 7.3Hot pink · ΔE 15.4Light coral · ΔE 24.6Indian red · ΔE 26.6Medium violet red · ΔE 27.6Plum · ΔE 30.6
Nearest named CSS colourPale violetred (#DB7093)ΔE 7.26, clearly different but related
Hue familyred
CSS keyword usableNo exact keyword

Colour harmonies

base+30°+90°+120°+180°+210°+240°+270°+330°
Complementary#69E3B4
Analogous#E369D5, #E37769
Triadic#98E369, #6998E3
Split complementary#69E377, #69D5E3
Tetradic#D5E369, #69E3B4, #7769E3

Tints, shades & saturation

+40%+30%+20%+10%base-10%-20%-30%-40%
Lighter +40%#FFFFFF
Lighter +30%#FBEAF1
Lighter +20%#F3BFD3
Lighter +10%#EB94B6
Darker −10%#DB3E7A
Darker −20%#C22461
Darker −30%#971C4B
Darker −40%#6C1436
More saturated +25%#F95393
Less saturated −25%#CD7F9D

Channel breakdown

R227
G105
B152
Red227 (89%)
Green105 (41.2%)
Blue152 (59.6%)
Hue336.89°
Saturation (HSL)68.54%
Lightness65.1%
Dominant channelRed
Hex per channelR E3 · G 69 · B 98

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